Anne Arundel County police said an inebriated man has been charged with impersonating an officer and other offenses after flashing a badge.

Officers were called to the Family Dollar store in the 7900 block of Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard in Glen Burnie for a report of someone impersonating a police officer around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday.

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While on their way to the store, officers were told the man just left in a black Hyundai.

Officers spoke with two women who said the man approached them in street clothes displaying a badge. He made some rude comments and displayed a pair of handcuffs, police said.

Other witnesses told police the man smelled of alcohol, showed them a badge and said he was looking for a missing girl. As officers were on scene, the black Hyundai drove by and all of the witnesses pointed out the suspect, police said.

The officers found the vehicle at Mountain Road and Long Hill Road and after making contact with him, detected an odor of alcohol coming from him.

Police said the suspect, identified as 59-year-old Larry Jones, of Pasadena, performed poorly on a series of field sobriety tests and was arrested. After searching the vehicle, police said they did not find a badge or handcuffs.

Based on several witness statements, Jones was charged criminally with impersonating a police officer and DWI-related traffic charges, police said.